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African leaders have arrived in South Sudan to try to mediate between the country\'s president and his former deputy, whom he accuses of attempting a coup that the government says sparked violence threatening to destroy the country. Al Jazeera\'s Haru Mutasa reports from Juba.
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On December 26, 2013 the prime minister of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan.  

This visit by the Prime Minister of Japan to a shrine in Tokyo erupted in complaints from South Korea and China.  It seems like some people in South Korea and China awarded themselves the authority to dictate to the people in Japan what places they are not allowed to visit in Japan.  In other those in South Korea and China who feel they have this authority are absolute idiots. 

The Yasukuni Shinto shrine is dedicated to the soldiers and others who died on behalf of Japan, registering near two and a half million names enshrined dating back to 1867.  A visit to this shrine by foreigners and notable Japanese brings with it scathing criticism from some neighboring nations.  Their complaint is out of the two and a half million spirits honored at the Yasukuni Shrine; around one thousand were convicted as war criminals by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE or known as Tokyo Trails or Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal).  Should be noted the legitimacy of tribunal is in question by many.

Here is what is interesting:  During World War Two Japan occupied around twenty-four nations and battled around twelve Allied nations.  Out of the twenty-four occupied and twelve Allied nations, only two nations (China and South Korea) object to any official visitation to the Yasukuni Shrine.

Articles in reference to China and South Korea upset over Japanese citizen\'s freedom of movement within Japan (Japanese Prime Minster Abe visiting the Yasukuni Shrine):

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/world.html

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304483804579281103015121712

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-26/abe-visits-japanese-war-shrine-yasukuni-in-risk-to-china-ties.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25518137

Yasukuni Shrine English website:
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Japan-guide information on the Yasukuni Shrine:
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Wikipedia entry on the Yasukuni Shrine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasukuni_Shrine

Yasukuni Shrine controversies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Yasukuni_Shrine

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African leaders have arrived in South Sudan to try to mediate between the country\'s president and his former deputy, whom he accuses of attempting a coup that the government says sparked violence threatening to destroy the country. Al Jazeera\'s Haru Mutasa reports from Juba.
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Japan has approved the relocation of a US military airbase on its southern island of Okinawa, officials said.

The governor, Hirokazu Nakaima, agreed to landfill work to develop a new base in a less densely populated part of the island, officials said.

The agreement is a breakthrough following years of deadlock over where a new US base should be placed.

The US has around 26,000 troops on Okinawa under a long-standing security alliance with Japan.

However, the bases are unpopular locally and there is growing pressure from residents for the US military footprint to be reduced.

The US Futenma airbase will now be relocated to a new site near Nago, a less densely populated area in the North of the island.

The move comes after years of negotiations. In 1996, Japan and the US agreed to close the Futenma airbase.

However, Okinawa\'s local government had been opposed to building a new base on the coast.

Some critics have demanded that the US airbase move out of Okinawa prefecture completely and the decision has already prompted furious reactions.

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon\'s Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Roger Meece, confirmed today (12 July) that UN attack helicopters had engaged \
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Subscribe to our channel United States has warned Afghans about an impending economic slump after its pull-out by 2014. Aid money would also dry up with the withdrawal of foreign troops. Afghanistan\'s economy is largely dependent on foreign aid. But Kabul does not seem worried, as the Afghans are boosting the state industry instead of sustaining the economy. These Afghan products have been recently exhibited here in Kabul. The exhibition was opened by President Karzai. Doing this, he sent a message to US that their withdrawal won\'t affect Afghan economy. He welcomed their pull-out. Karzai is now relying on regional countries to help his country stand on its own feet. He called on Iranian, Indian and Pakistani businessmen to invest in Afghanistan. They are being promised protection. But unrest continues to hamper investment. This juice factory has been operating in Kabul for the last 2 years. It has employed over 500 people. A nice opportunity for the unemployed!Follow our Facebook on: our Twitter on: our Tumblr on:
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Early Edition 18:00 

 (THIS IS THE TRANSCRIPT FOR ARIRANG NEWS THAT AIRED ON 26 Dec 2013- 18:00 KST.)

Title: HEADLINES

 On our newscast tonight...

 Since 2006,... many Japanese prime ministers have come and gone.
 And they all had one thing in common: they avoided visiting the controversial Yasukuni War Shrine, for fear of straining relations with Korea and China.
 But Shinzo Abe stands alone.

 Two big questions immediately follow the controversial trip by the Japanese leader.
 Why did he go ahead with the visit, and how will it impact Korea-Japan relations?
 We turn to an expert for insights.

 Eighteen days and counting. 
 The nationwide rail strike carries on, but could a resolution be close at hand?
 The union\'s deputy leader sits down for talks at KORAIL headquarters.

 Stay with us for these stories and more.

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 It is 4 a.m. in Washington,... 11 a.m. in Cairo,... and six p.m. on a Thursday evening here in Seoul.
 Welcome to Early Edition at Six... I\'m Moon Conn-young.
 And I\'m Daniel Choy.
 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe officially honors war criminals and upsets neighbors.

Title: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine

 Abe paid a visit to the highly controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo on this Thursday morning.
 Korea and China have lodged strong complaints,... saying the move is an attempt to justify Japan\'s wartime atrocities.
 Our Han Da-eun starts us off. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe marked the anniversary of his first year in office by visiting the Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo on Thursday morning.
 It\'s the first time a sitting prime minister has visited the controversial site since Junichiro Koizumi\'s visit in 2006.
 The Yasukuni shrine honors two-and-a-half million Japanese war dead,... including some convicted war criminals.
 Abe had previously steered clear of the shrine for fear of further damaging regional ties, choosing instead to send donations.
 But the possibility of a visit has always lingered... due to the prime minister\'s strong nationalism and hawkish foreign policies.
 Abe told reporters on his way out... that he was paying respects to those who sacrificed their lives for Japan, and that he had no intention of upsetting the people of Korea or China.
 He added that he hoped to have a chance to explain his actions to the leaders of both neighboring countries.

 The trip is certain to worsen Japan\'s already soured relations with Korea and China, both of which were quick to respond.
 Korea\'s culture minister Yoo Jin-ryong called Abe\'s behavior \
EARLY EDI­TION Japanese PM Shin­zo Abe vis­its con­tro­ver­sial Ya­suku­ni war shrine
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One Child Pol­i­cy - China
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African lead­ers in South Sudan for peace talks
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Ed­ward Snow­den's Al­ter­na­tive Christ­mas Mes­sage 2013
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BBC News Turkey PM Er­do­gan con­demns dirty cor­rup­tion probe
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updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
3:42
Prime Min­is­ter Shin­zo Abe and the Ya­suku­ni Shrine
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updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
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African lead­ers in South Sudan for peace talks
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updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
1:57
Japan Ap­proves Re­lo­ca­tion Of Unit­ed States Mil­i­tary Air­base
Xinhua 27 Dec 2013, TOKYO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Okinawa governor on Friday approved the landfill work to relocate the U.S. Futenma airbase within the Japanese southernmost prefecture, reported local media. Governor Hirokazu Nakaima changed his previous policy of relocating the controversial airbase out of the...
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updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Egypt Names Mus­lim Broth­er­hood a Ter­ror­ist Group
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updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
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Obama signs bi­par­ti­san Bud­get Deal
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updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
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Flood warn­ings in place as storms sweep across the UK
The Irish Times 27 Dec 2013, Stormy weather is set to batter Britain with more wind and rain expected to exacerbate the effects of the storm just gone. The weather overnight and through today is expected to cause travel disruption with people also urged to be prepared for flooding. The Met Office has issued yellow and amber weather warnings, indicating “severe or hazardous...
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Obama Says Guan­tanamo Bay Must Close
Al Jazeera 27 Dec 2013, President Barack Obama has said politicians in the US need to go further after Congress relaxed some restrictions on transferring detainees from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody of foreign governments. After signing the National Defence Authorisation Act for the US 2014 federal budget, Obama noted that Congress retained...
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China formally eases one-child policy, abolishes labor camps
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China formally approved on Saturday easing its decades-long one-child policy and the abolition of a controversial labor camp system, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Both were among a...

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China formally eases one-child policy, abolishes labor camps
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South Sudan government agrees to ceasefire as 120,000 flee fighting
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Full Article WorldNews.com
27 Dec 2013

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From MRAP to scrap: U.S. military chops up $1-million vehicles
Full Article Stars and Stripes
27 Dec 2013

BAGRAM, Afghanistan — Faced with an epidemic of deadly roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. military officials ordered up a fleet of V-hulled 16-ton armored behemoths in 2007 to help protect American soldiers and Marines. At a cost of $1 million each, the ugly tan beasts known as MRAPS have saved countless lives and absorbed or deflected...

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Turkey fraud probe: Tip of the iceberg?
Full Article Al Jazeera
27 Dec 2013

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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his party members in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013.
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Chinese media attacks Japan's Shinzo Abe for visit to Yasukuni shrine
Full Article The Guardian
27 Dec 2013

Abe accused of undermining stability by 'paying homage to devils' and 'failing to understand the evils of the fascist war' Japan's ambassador to China, Masato Kitera, walks to a meeting with China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, in Beijing after being summoned to hear China's protest about Shinzo Abe's Yasukuni shrine visit. Photograph: China...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from right, follows a Shinto priest to pay respect for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013.
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African leaders seek peace talks in South Sudan
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JUBA, South Sudan: African leaders tried Thursday to advance peace talks between South Sudan’s president and political rivals he accuses of attempting a coup to topple the government of the world’s newest country. As fighting persisted in parts of South Sudan’s oil-producing region, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian...

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Okinawa governor approves plan of relocating U.S. Futenma airbase
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Egypt arrests dozens under anti-terror law, one killed in Cairo
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27 Dec 2013

Egypt stepped up pressure on the Muslim Brotherhood a day after declaring it a terrorist group, using the new classification to detain dozens of its supporters on Thursday, while one person died in street clashes ignited by political tension. A bomb blast in a Cairo suburb wounded five people – the second attack this week after a suicide bomber...

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Obama signs bipartisan budget deal, defense bill
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27 Dec 2013

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Britain braced for severe weather
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27 Dec 2013

Stormy weather is set to batter Britain with more wind and rain expected to exacerbate the effects of the storm just gone. The weather overnight and through today is expected to cause travel disruption with people also urged to be prepared for flooding. The Met Office has issued yellow and amber weather warnings, indicating “severe or hazardous...

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27 Dec 2013

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KINSHASA — A special United Nations force in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo used helicopters on Wednesday to fire on Ugandan rebels and help government troops retake the town of Kamango after an attack that killed civilians. "South African helicopters in the UN intervention force were asked by FARDC (the Congolese army) to give them...

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If U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, much civilian aid may go too
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26 Dec 2013

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NFL Preview - Baltimore (8-7) at Cincinnati (10-5) (ET)
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27 Dec 2013

(SportsNetwork.com) - What was shaping up as a Week 17 showdown for the AFC North crown has now morphed into one final chance for the reigning Super Bowl champions to get back into the NFL postseason. Cincinnati handled its business last week and the Baltimore Ravens did not, developments that mean the Bengals are the division champs while John...

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Denver Broncos' Peyton Manning (18) waves to fans following an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Houston. Manning threw his 51st touchdown pass of the season to set a new NFL record. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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NFL Preview - Jacksonville (4-11) at Indianapolis (10-5) (ET)
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27 Dec 2013

(SportsNetwork.com) - Let's face it. There are plenty of Jacksonville Jaguars fans who look at the team's recovery from a 0-8 start to win four of its next seven games as a bad thing. "You're not going to make the playoffs anyway," they rail, "so why start winning meaningless games and screw up what would have been a great chance at the top overall...

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Invesco Field set up for Broncos game. After losing their first game, 34–10, to the Miami Dolphins on September 11, the Broncos won five straight games, defeating the San Diego Chargers, 20–17, the Kansas City Chiefs, 30–10, the Jacksonville Jaguars, 20–7, the Washington Redskins, 21–19, and the two-time defending champion New England Patriots, 28–20, on October 16
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Samantha Stosur hoping for good start to 2014 with Hopman Cup `preparations`
Full Article The Siasat Daily
27 Dec 2013

Sydney, December 27: Teenaged Australian tennis ace Samantha Stosur is hoping that playing at least three matches at the Hopman Cup against players in the top 35 will set her on her way to the new season. Australia''s No.1 female tennis player has not made it past the second round when she has played in the alternative season starting tournament to...

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Samantha Stosur at the 2010 US Open.
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Nadal loses to Ferrer on return to courts
Full Article The Times of India
27 Dec 2013

ABU DHABI: Rafael Nadal got his season underway with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the semifinals of the Mudabala World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi on Friday. It was the world number one's first match since losing in straight sets to Novak Djokovic in the final of the World Tour Finals in London on...

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Spain's Rafael Nadal returns against compatriot David Ferrer in the final of the French Open tennis tournament, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris
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Beyonce holds onto No. 1 spot on Billboard album chart
Full Article The Los Angeles Times
27 Dec 2013

It arrived like a flash, but now it's sticking around. "Beyoncé," the self-titled album released without prior notice this month by the superstar pop-soul singer, is spending a second week atop the Billboard 200, reflecting sales of 374,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That follows the record's earlier debut at No. 1, when it sold...

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President Barack Obama greets singer Beyonce on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, after she sang the National Anthem during the president's ceremonial swearing-in ceremony during the 57th Presidential Inauguration.
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Britney Spears' Las Vegas residency is a gamble
Full Article The Miami Herald
27 Dec 2013

LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears helped usher dance music into the American pop mainstream with propulsive hit singles like "Toxic" and "Till the World Ends." So it's only fair that Las Vegas EDM culture is now returning the favor. Sin City's recent musical revamp - from the home of moribund legacy acts into the planet's most high-rolling DJ haven -...

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Britney Spears arrives at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday Aug. 9, 2009, in Universal City, Calif.
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Is Miley Cyrus dating ex Liam Hemsworth’s pal Kellan Lutz?
Full Article The Siasat Daily
27 Dec 2013

Washington, December 27: Miley Cyrus is reportedly “hooking up” with Twilight actor Kellan Lutz. Sources have revealed that Lutz, who is a good friend of the singer’s former fiance Liam Hemsworth, reached out to her in December and has been hooking up with her ever since, Us Magazine reported. The ‘We Can’t...

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Kanye West sued over song sample
Full Article Canberra Times
26 Dec 2013

Legal trouble ... West at last year's Big Day Out. Photo: Edwina Pickles Kanye West is being sued by a former child star whose voice is featured in a sample on West’s hit song, Bound 2.  Ricky Spicer was 12 years old when he recorded Bound with his...

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Demi Lovato to marry Valderrama?
Full Article Newstrack India
26 Dec 2013

Tweet Los Angeles, Dec 26 (IANS) Singer Demi Lovato and boyfriend actor Wilmer Valderrama are reportedly planning to enter wedlock. Valderrama, 33, purchased a...

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Demi Lovato perfoms during the 2011 Y100 Jingle Ball at the Bank Atlantic Center Sunrise, Florida - December 10, 2011
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Marilyn Manson announces only UK festival gig
Full Article Music News
26 Dec 2013

The self-proclaimed 'God of F**k' has been confirmed as the headline act for Alt-Fest ' Saturday 16th August 2014. This will be the band's only UK Festival Performance. 10 albums down, 3 Grammy nominations, a...

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Marilyn Manson performing at 2009's Quart Festival
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Justin Bieber Tweets He’s Officially Retiring, A Look At Why
Full Article The Inquisitr
25 Dec 2013

The singer’s first bombshell was encored by two further tweets apparently explaining the teen star’s decision to walk away from one of the biggest careers in recent pop music history, and offer some solace to his massive fan base. Many fans couldn’t initially decide whether the 19-year-old was pranking them or really was bowing...

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Justin Bieber performs during the 'Believe Tour' at the Amway Center Orlando, Florida - January 25, 2013
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Action star Jet Li treated for overactive thyroid
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
27 Dec 2013

HONG KONG (AP) — Jet Li says he's being treated for an overactive thyroid, but he's determined to fight the condition head-on. The Chinese action star known for his kung fu skills discussed his diagnosis during the taping of a talent show he's judging in China. In...
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Jet Li treated for thyroid problem
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
27 Dec 2013

Jet Li has said he is being treated for an overactive thyroid, but he's determined to fight the condition head-on. The Chinese action star, known for his Kung Fu skills, discussed his diagnosis during the taping of a talent show he's judging in China. In the taping, the 50-year-old Li appeared to have a fuller face and heavier frame. He said his...
Actor Jet Li gestures as he speaks about his charity organization called "One Foundation" at the annual Forbes CEO conference held on Wednesday Sept. 10, 2008 in Singapore
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Stiller’s ‘Walter Mitty’ is quiet, sweet and ever-so-slight
Full Article Buffalo News
26 Dec 2013

James Thurber’s whimsical short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” was about a bored, unassuming married man who escapes his humdrum life through wildly adventurous fantasies in which he becomes a war hero, a test pilot and the like. He avoids the boredom of errands and life’s routine that way. In Ben...
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‘Wolf’ a greed joy ride for Leonardo DiCaprio
Full Article Boston Herald
26 Dec 2013

NEW YORK — Limping with a cane, Leonardo DiCaprio takes the few steps to the dais at the Mandarin-Oriental Hotel slowly. “I sprained my ankle on a floorboard. Nothing as exciting as maybe you’d hoped it would be,” DiCaprio, 39, said with a smile. His appearance here is a big contrast to his exuberant tour de force as Jordan...
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio waves for photographers during a press conference of "Inception" in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, July 21, 2010.
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Kidman: I can identify with Kelly
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
26 Dec 2013

Nicole Kidman has revealed that she can relate to Grace Kelly quite easily. The Hollywood star portrays the US actress-turned-princess, whose life changed when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco, in Olivier Dahan's film, and she admitted that spending life in the public gaze is something she can identify with. The 46-year-old told Empire:...
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Ferrell confesses Harrison thrills
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
26 Dec 2013

Will Ferrell has confessed he was terrified working with Harrison Ford on Anchorman 2. The funnyman returns as newsreader Ron Burgundy in the new film, which sees the Indiana Jones star play lead anchor Mark Tannen, who summons Ron to his office for a good talking to. Will revealed: "The fact Harrison Ford's inches away from your face is both...
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Big B congratulates Abhishek on 'Dhoom 3' success
Full Article The Siasat Daily
25 Dec 2013

December 24: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan praised his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan for his success at the box office with his latest film 'Dhoom 3'. The film, which is the third offing from the 'Dhoom' franchise, saw the 37-year-old Junior B reprise the role of a cop. "'Dhoom 3' weekend collection all India is Rs 107...
Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan, left, Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan      (bb2)
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With five releases in 2013, Sonakshi Sinha on a mission to set a new record?
Full Article DNA India
25 Dec 2013

Sonakshi Sinha is the B-Town actress with maximum film releases in 2013. The 26-year-old, who debuted in 2010, has done more films — 12 — than actresses who entered Bollywood before her. She has acquired the reputation of being one of the workaholics, like Akshay Kumar, with whom she has done three films (and three cameo songs). The 12...
Bollywood Actress Sonakshi Sinha  during the promotion of film � LOOTERA � in Kolkata on Saturday, 22 June 2013
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A big push to pension plan under study
Full Article The Hindu
27 Dec 2013

The New Year could see the introduction of a new pensions system in India that will offer retirement savers the option of tapping the high-risk-high-return equity markets. Stock market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will in its next board meeting in January take up a proposal to allow mutual fund companies to offer pension...

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Working zealously to strengthen ties with India: Sharif
Full Article Newstrack India
27 Dec 2013

Tweet Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday said Pakistan is working zealously towards strengthening its relations with its neighbours, including India and Afghanistan. Sharif said...

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Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif addressing the launching ceremony of PMs Youth Business Loan Scheme in Islamabad on December 7, 2013
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Bhutto's children to take part in politics
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
27 Dec 2013

ISLAMABAD: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of Pakistan’s slain premier Benazir Bhutto, said Friday his two sisters would follow him into politics, in a speech on the sixth anniversary of his mother’s death. The 25-year-old scion of the Bhutto dynasty has been the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman since his mother’s assassination in...

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Chairman PPP Mr. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari meeting with office bearer of PPP (Sindh) at Chief Minister House Karachi on 19-07-2012
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Mukherjee inaugurates 10th World Zoroastrian Congress in Mumbai
Full Article Newstrack India
27 Dec 2013

Tweet Mumbai, Dec.27 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress on the theme "Zoroastrianism in the 21st Century: Nurturing Growth and Affirming Identity" today at Mumbai. Speaking on the occasion, the President stated...

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The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressing the inaugural function of the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress, on the theme Zoroastrianism in the 21th Century: Nurturing Growth and Affirming Identity, in Mumbai on December 27, 2013.
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Congress to enact new Lokayukta legislation by 28th February
Full Article Newstrack India
27 Dec 2013

Tweet New Delhi, Dec. 27 (ANI): Congress leader Ajay Maken said on Friday that all Congress ruled states would enact the new Lokayukta legislation before 28th February 2014. Addressing a news conference here this evening after meeting chief ministers of all Congress-ruled states, he said that the...

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Shri Ajay Maken taking charge as the Union Minister for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, in New Delhi on October 30, 2012.
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Alex Salmond 'hid legal reality of an independent Scotland’s EU status'
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
27 Dec 2013

Alex Salmond is facing accusations of hiding the full legal reality behind the Scottish Government’s assurances that an independent Scotland would enjoy fast-tracked membership of the EU. The SNP leader launched his administration’s White Paper on independence last month by claiming legal advice given to the UK Government earlier this year...

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Turkish lira hits historic low amid political crisis
Full Article Xinhua
27 Dec 2013

ANKARA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Turkish lira plunged record low of 2.1750 against the U.S. dollar on Friday as crisis between the government and judiciary hit...

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India to be world's 3rd largest economy by 2028 after China, US
Full Article Indian Express
27 Dec 2013

India is likely to overtake Japan in 2028 to become the third largest economy in the world after China and United States, according to London-based economic consultancy Cebr. As per Cebr's World Economic League table report for 2013, India has lost a place...

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One Child Policy - China
One Child Policy - China
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August 2005 China's controversial one child policy has stemmed population growth but at what cost? From forced abortions to heavy fines, many have suffered. ...
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African leaders in South Sudan for peace talks
African leaders in South Sudan for peace talks
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African leaders have arrived in South Sudan to try to mediate between the country's president and his former deputy, whom he accuses of attempting a coup that the government says sparked violence threatening to destroy the country. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa reports from Juba.
  • published: 27 Dec 2013
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Edward Snowden's Alternative Christmas Message 2013
Edward Snowden's Alternative Christmas Message 2013
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Edward Snowden warns of a loss of privacy in his Alternative Christmas message broadcast on Channel 4. . Report by Katie Lamborn.
  • published: 26 Dec 2013
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US troops destroy Taliban vehicle in Afghanistan.
US troops destroy Taliban vehicle in Afghanistan.
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BBC News Turkey PM Erdogan condemns dirty corruption probe
BBC News Turkey PM Erdogan condemns dirty corruption probe
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BBC News Turkey PM Erdogan condemns dirty corruption probe Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced a corruption inquiry as a "dirty operation" against his government. Some 52 people - including three sons of cabinet ministers - were arrested in dawn raids on Tuesday in connection with a high-profile bribery inquiry. Five police chiefs who oversaw raids in Istanbul and Ankara were sacked for "abuse of office", Mr Erdogan said. "We will not allow political plotting," the prime minister said. However, the deputy prime minister promised not to stand in the way of the judicial process. Commentators in Turkey believe the arrests - and subsequent firings - are evidence of a new dramatic fault-line in Turkish politics, one within the AK Party itself, the BBC's James Reynolds reports. The feud is believed to involve supporters of Fethullah Gulen, an influential Islamic scholar living in exile in the US who once backed the ruling AK Party, helping it to victory in three elections since 2002. Members of Mr Gulen's Hizmet movement are said to hold influential positions in institutions from the police and secret services to the judiciary and the AK Party itself. In recent months, the alliance began to come apart and in November the government discussed closing down private schools, including those run by Hizmet. Mr Gulen has been living in the US since 1999, when he was accused in Turkey of plotting against the secular state. 'Abuse of powers' The five police commissioners sacked include the heads of the financial crime and organised crime units, who were both involved in the earlier arrests, the Turkish daily Hurriyet reports. Also dismissed were the heads of the smuggling unit, the anti-terrorism branch and the public security branch, the paper says. In a brief statement, the police said they had reassigned some staff, in some cases due to alleged misconduct and others "out of administrative necessity". James Reynolds: "A challenge from within his own party by an organised movement may pose much more of a threat to the Prime Minister" The mass arrests were carried out as part of an inquiry into alleged bribery involving public tenders. The sons of Interior Minister Muammer Guler, Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan and Environment Minister Erdogan Bayraktar were among those detained. Police also raided the Ankara headquarters of one of Turkey's biggest banks, state-run lender Halkbank, and the headquarters of a large construction company owned by tycoon Ali Agaoglu. Police searching the home of detained Halkbank general manager Suleyman Aslan have found $4.5m (£2.7m; 3.2m euros) in cash hidden in shoe boxes in his library, Turkey's Dogan news agency reports. The arrests were made as part of three separate investigations, according to Hurriyet An inquiry into allegations of a crime ring involving Azeri businessman Reza Zarrab (arrested), in which cabinet ministers were bribed in order to cover suspicious money transactions to Iran through Halkbank, and to obtain Turkish citizenship An inquiry into Abdullah Oguz Bayraktar (arrested), son of the environment minister, on suspicion that he set up a crime ring and accepted bribes from major firms in exchange for construction permits in areas under the ministry's supervision An inquiry into allegations that protected areas of Istanbul's Fatih district were developed illegally in return for bribes and that district mayor Mustafa Demir (arrested) allowed the construction of a hotel, ignoring negative reports from engineers and state institutions There was no response to the allegations by those arrested.
  • published: 18 Dec 2013
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Yasukuni Shrine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Yasukuni Shrine
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On December 26, 2013 the prime minister of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan. This visit by the Prime Minister of Japan to a shrine in Tokyo erupted in complaints from South Korea and China. It seems like some people in South Korea and China awarded themselves the authority to dictate to the people in Japan what places they are not allowed to visit in Japan. In other those in South Korea and China who feel they have this authority are absolute idiots. The Yasukuni Shinto shrine is dedicated to the soldiers and others who died on behalf of Japan, registering near two and a half million names enshrined dating back to 1867. A visit to this shrine by foreigners and notable Japanese brings with it scathing criticism from some neighboring nations. Their complaint is out of the two and a half million spirits honored at the Yasukuni Shrine; around one thousand were convicted as war criminals by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE or known as Tokyo Trails or Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal). Should be noted the legitimacy of tribunal is in question by many. Here is what is interesting: During World War Two Japan occupied around twenty-four nations and battled around twelve Allied nations. Out of the twenty-four occupied and twelve Allied nations, only two nations (China and South Korea) object to any official visitation to the Yasukuni Shrine. Articles in reference to China and South Korea upset over Japanese citizen's freedom of movement within Japan (Japanese Prime Minster Abe visiting the Yasukuni Shrine): http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/world.html http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304483804579281103015121712 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-26/abe-visits-japanese-war-shrine-yasukuni-in-risk-to-china-ties.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25518137 Yasukuni Shrine English website: http://www.yasukuni.or.jp/english/ Japan-guide information on the Yasukuni Shrine: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2321.html Wikipedia entry on the Yasukuni Shrine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasukuni_Shrine Yasukuni Shrine controversies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Yasukuni_Shrine Link to Texas Daddy store: http://texas-daddy.shop-pro.jp/ Yasukuni Shrine 靖国神社 or 靖國神社 Yasukuni Jinja Shinto shrine Chiyoda Tokyo Japan Symbolic Registry of Divinities enshrined men and women Texas Daddy Texasdaddy propagandabuster propaganda buster tony 安倍晋三
  • published: 26 Dec 2013
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African leaders in South Sudan for peace talks
African leaders in South Sudan for peace talks
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African leaders have arrived in South Sudan to try to mediate between the country's president and his former deputy, whom he accuses of attempting a coup that the government says sparked violence threatening to destroy the country. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa reports from Juba.
  • published: 27 Dec 2013
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Japan Approves Relocation Of United States Military Airbase
Japan Approves Relocation Of United States Military Airbase
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Japan has approved the relocation of a US military airbase on its southern island of Okinawa, officials said. The governor, Hirokazu Nakaima, agreed to landfill work to develop a new base in a less densely populated part of the island, officials said. The agreement is a breakthrough following years of deadlock over where a new US base should be placed. The US has around 26,000 troops on Okinawa under a long-standing security alliance with Japan. However, the bases are unpopular locally and there is growing pressure from residents for the US military footprint to be reduced. The US Futenma airbase will now be relocated to a new site near Nago, a less densely populated area in the North of the island. The move comes after years of negotiations. In 1996, Japan and the US agreed to close the Futenma airbase. However, Okinawa's local government had been opposed to building a new base on the coast. Some critics have demanded that the US airbase move out of Okinawa prefecture completely and the decision has already prompted furious reactions. "What the governor has done is unforgivable,'' Yuichi Higa, head of the assembly in Nago, where the new base is to be built, is quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. "Residents who are opposed will surely resort to the use of force, such as blocking roads to stop this from happening," he adds. The decision is politically difficult for Mr Nakaima who was re-elected in 2010 opposing the relocation of the base on Okinawa. Mr Nakaima's decision came after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met him on Wednesday to urge him to agree to a new base. Mr Abe pledged an economic stimulus package to Okinawa every year until 2021. There has been a US military presence on Okinawa since the Americans invaded the island during World War II.
  • published: 27 Dec 2013
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Egypt Names Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group
Egypt Names Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group
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Egypt's military-backed interim government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization Wednesday, intensifying its campaign of arrests, and tightening the noose on the group's network of charities and businesses. (Dec. 25)
  • published: 25 Dec 2013
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Flood warnings in place as storms sweep across the UK
Flood warnings in place as storms sweep across the UK
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Obama Says Guantanamo Bay Must Close
Obama Says Guantanamo Bay Must Close
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During a wide ranging foreign policy speech, President Barack Obama condemned the military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and insisted it must be closed. Click here to subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/wsj Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsjlive Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WSJLive Visit the Wall Street Journal: www.wsj.com
  • published: 23 May 2013
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UN Helicopters Attacks in Congo
UN Helicopters Attacks in Congo
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Roger Meece, confirmed today (12 July) that UN attack helicopters had engaged "very actively and very robustly" against rebel forces in the eastern DRC. Meece told reporters in Kinshasa that the use of the attack helicopters was "in the context of seeking to do all possible" to protect the civilian population against the advances of the M23 rebel faction. He said the peacekeepers were seeking "information available from all sources" and working in close collaboration with the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) "to try to determine the actual intentions and movements of forces of the M23 and therefore to take the necessary and corrective measures in terms of whatever their intentions may be." The Special Representative pointed out that "there have been numerous instances" in the past where the peacekeeping forces, "have used the combat helicopters as well as surface troops and armoured vehicles and other means" to protect the civilian population. The rebel group, known as M23 and composed of renegade soldiers who mutinied in April, is reportedly led by Bosco Ntaganda, an army general wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes for recruiting and using children in combat in the DRC's north-east in 2002-2003. Along with the neighbouring province of South Kivu in eastern DRC, North Kivu province has witnessed increased fighting between Government troops and the M23, which has displaced more than 100,000 people, including many who have fled to neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda. In calls with the leaders of Rwanda and the DRC, the Secretary-General yesterday expressed grave concern over reports that the M23 is receiving external support.
  • published: 13 Jul 2012
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Afghanistan to ensure economy after US pullout
Afghanistan to ensure economy after US pullout
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Subscribe to our channel United States has warned Afghans about an impending economic slump after its pull-out by 2014. Aid money would also dry up with the withdrawal of foreign troops. Afghanistan's economy is largely dependent on foreign aid. But Kabul does not seem worried, as the Afghans are boosting the state industry instead of sustaining the economy. These Afghan products have been recently exhibited here in Kabul. The exhibition was opened by President Karzai. Doing this, he sent a message to US that their withdrawal won't affect Afghan economy. He welcomed their pull-out. Karzai is now relying on regional countries to help his country stand on its own feet. He called on Iranian, Indian and Pakistani businessmen to invest in Afghanistan. They are being promised protection. But unrest continues to hamper investment. This juice factory has been operating in Kabul for the last 2 years. It has employed over 500 people. A nice opportunity for the unemployed!Follow our Facebook on: our Twitter on: our Tumblr on:
  • published: 17 Oct 2013
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EARLY EDITION Japanese PM Shinzo Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine
EARLY EDITION Japanese PM Shinzo Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine
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  • Duration: 26:30
  • Updated: 27 Dec 2013
Early Edition 18:00 (THIS IS THE TRANSCRIPT FOR ARIRANG NEWS THAT AIRED ON 26 Dec 2013- 18:00 KST.) Title: HEADLINES On our newscast tonight... Since 2006,... many Japanese prime ministers have come and gone. And they all had one thing in common: they avoided visiting the controversial Yasukuni War Shrine, for fear of straining relations with Korea and China. But Shinzo Abe stands alone. Two big questions immediately follow the controversial trip by the Japanese leader. Why did he go ahead with the visit, and how will it impact Korea-Japan relations? We turn to an expert for insights. Eighteen days and counting. The nationwide rail strike carries on, but could a resolution be close at hand? The union's deputy leader sits down for talks at KORAIL headquarters. Stay with us for these stories and more. Title: Early Edition at 18 Title Title: Opening It is 4 a.m. in Washington,... 11 a.m. in Cairo,... and six p.m. on a Thursday evening here in Seoul. Welcome to Early Edition at Six... I'm Moon Conn-young. And I'm Daniel Choy. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe officially honors war criminals and upsets neighbors. Title: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine Abe paid a visit to the highly controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo on this Thursday morning. Korea and China have lodged strong complaints,... saying the move is an attempt to justify Japan's wartime atrocities. Our Han Da-eun starts us off. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe marked the anniversary of his first year in office by visiting the Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo on Thursday morning. It's the first time a sitting prime minister has visited the controversial site since Junichiro Koizumi's visit in 2006. The Yasukuni shrine honors two-and-a-half million Japanese war dead,... including some convicted war criminals. Abe had previously steered clear of the shrine for fear of further damaging regional ties, choosing instead to send donations. But the possibility of a visit has always lingered... due to the prime minister's strong nationalism and hawkish foreign policies. Abe told reporters on his way out... that he was paying respects to those who sacrificed their lives for Japan, and that he had no intention of upsetting the people of Korea or China. He added that he hoped to have a chance to explain his actions to the leaders of both neighboring countries. The trip is certain to worsen Japan's already soured relations with Korea and China, both of which were quick to respond. Korea's culture minister Yoo Jin-ryong called Abe's behavior "anachronistic." "The Korean government can't help but express its deep regret and anger over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit, in defiance of the concerns of Japan's neighbors. The Yasukuni shrine harbors war criminals and eulogizes Japan's imperialism." Yoo added Japan should acknowledge its past wrongdoing and build trust with its neighbors, starting with a sincere apology. Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun summoned Takashi Kurai, the deputy chief of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul... to relay Seoul's concerns. China's foreign ministry also condemned Abe's visit in a statement, while the U.S. expressed disappointment, saying it could escalate regional tensions. Han Da-eun, Arirang News.
  • published: 27 Dec 2013
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Toronto Ice Storm 2013
Toronto Ice Storm 2013
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  • Duration: 3:35
  • Updated: 22 Dec 2013
We woke up in the middle of Toronto's Ice Storm 2013. Power is out for over 250,000 people, and is estimated to be out for at least 72 hours. Trees snapped under the weight of the ice and took down power lines with them. Here's our footage of the chaos and us having fun in it :D Subscribe for more Videos! ☞ http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=openthehappy Read more about it on our blog: ☞ http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/toronto-ice-storm-2013/ Check it out on Facebook: ☞ http://www.facebook.com/EatYourKimchiPage Chat with us on Twitter ☞ http://www.twitter.com/eatyourkimchi
  • published: 22 Dec 2013
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